Costume Attendants
Personal Care and Service
Keeps cast costumes ready for each performance: laying them out in the order of use, checking fit, and noting alterations, then helping performers change, or assigning dressers, when cues come fast. Between shows, costumes are cleaned, pressed, and mended; larger builds or repairs go to a tailor, and some of this work includes designing or constructing pieces. Worksheets track dressing lists, show notes, and item status, and garments are checked on stage or under lights so the intended look holds. Suits people who like detailed, hands-on clothing work, tight timing, and supporting a cast backstage.
Typical education: High School Diploma or GED
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$50'400
Median Wage Market Position
$50'400
What you might do
- Help performers change costumes during shows
- Line up costumes in quick-change order
- Check fit and note what needs altering
- Hand out costumes and track what is out
- See how costumes look under stage lights
- Clean, press, and mend costumes after shows
Skills that matter
- Guiding cast through quick costume changes
- Checking costume appearance under stage lights
- Keeping dressing lists and item records
- Noting fit issues for later alterations
- Pressing costumes and making small repairs
- Working with dressers and tailors
AI & the future of this role
Fitting costumes and managing quick changes during live shows depend on hands-on skill and timing that automation struggles to match. Software may help track wardrobe inventory, but the physical, backstage support performers need is likely to remain human work.
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